The annual conference in connection with the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association was commenced last evening at the Town-hall. Mr. G. Davis, M.L.C., president ...
Article : 1,812 wordsThe nominations for the six additional seats in the Legislative Council, created by the amending Electoral Act of last session, closed yesterday. These elections are the ...
Article : 357 wordsThe fourth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of Fraser and Co. Limited was held yesterday at the company's offices, Queen-street. There were about 25 gentlemen ...
Article : 689 wordsBetween 11 and 12 o'clock Mrs. Emery's premises, at Clarendon, were entirely destroyed by fire. They were insured for £135 in the Victoria Insurance Company. Another ...
Article : 422 wordsThis concert may be noted as having been more successful than any of its predecessors in the thorough enjoyment of the programme manifested by the large audience ...
Article : 584 wordsThere is still but little chance of the mystery surrounding the discovery of the decomposing human remains at Ringwood being cleared up, but the investigations of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 653 wordsThere was a large attendance on the second day of the Horsham show. Unfortunately it commenced to rain at 1 o'clock, and continued raining all day, making everything very ...
Article : 345 wordsAt the Fitzroy Police Court on Thursday a young man named Frank Bowen was charged with breaking into St. Mark's Church, George-street, Fitzroy, and stealing ...
Article : 77 wordsThe members of the Trades-hall Concitiation Committee this rooming bad an interview with representatives of Messrs. Fry and Co. respecting the adoption of the eight ...
Article : 126 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the Ministry was pressed to delare a specific policy with regard to the Barrier traffic. Dr. Cockburn promised to give this next week. ...
Article : 207 words"Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stones of the death of kings," says one of Shakspeare's characters. The invitation is appropriate to the day, though not so ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 452 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Expanded Metal, Lathing, and Fencing Company Limited was held yesterday, at the offices of the company, 476 ...
Article : 284 wordsConstable M'Donald returned to Melbourne from Brisbane yesterday afternoon in charge of a man named Thomas Downes and a woman named Marion Pinto, who absconded ...
Article : 153 wordsA special committee of the Victorian Football Association met at Young and Jackson's Hotel on Thursday night to consider charges of abusive language and rough play lodged ...
Article : 507 wordsOn Tuesday night, about 11 o'clock, Sergeant Murphy, of Kilmore, arrested a man at Kilmore who gave his name as Francis de la Veillers, on a charge of drunkenness. ...
Article : 587 wordsBEAUFORT, AUG. 29.—After several days of fine weather, steady rain set in again this afternoon, and there is every appearance of its continuing all night, Shearing commences in this district on Monday next, ...
Article : 697 wordsMatters appear now to have settled down quietly at the Cape Verde wreck. On Wednesday night, Captain Wymark's men worked away vigorously at dismantling the staging. ...
Article : 179 wordsThe adjourned meeting of the council of the Victorian Public Service Association was held on Wednesday evening. In the unavoidable absence of the president (Mr. ...
Article : 399 wordsThe police desire to warn the public, and especially ladies, against a man of respectable appearance, and about 40 years of age, who is going round selling a corn salve. He is ...
Article : 158 wordsThis afternoon, at half-past 3 o'clock, an accident occurred at the railway station, but fortunately it did not result seriously. Two trucks were standing on the No. 1 line, and ...
Article : 135 wordsMr. Austin Saqul, a well-known sporting man, who resided at 40 Ramsden-street, Clifton Hill, expired early yesterday morning, from an overdose of opium, which he had ...
Article : 199 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Furniture Trade Society it was resolved to call [?] special meeting for to-night for the purpose of voting a sum of money to assist the do[?] ...
Article : 103 wordsSir,—Will you kindly give me space in your columns to complain of the way in which the Railway department trent their creditors. Early last April the Lancelield Water Trust ...
Article : 282 wordsSHEEP HILLS, AUG. 26.—The weather here is at present most favourable to the crops, which are making rapid progress. The days are very fine, the heat at midday being great for the time of year, ...
Article : 179 wordsSir,—Will you allow me to ask "Tubal Cain" where good vocal performances are to be heard "almost every night" Not in Melbourne surely; it so, they are not ...
Article : 67 wordsIn the District Court yesterday, Inspector Pewtress proceeded against Mr. C. MacMahon, the manager of the Opera-house, for allowing the gangways in the stalls to be ...
Article : 121 wordsSir,—Please allow me to thank Thom Embling, H. Byron Moore, and W.S. [?] their letters in The Argus of Tuesday, re [?] batons issued to the special constables at [?] ...
Article : 131 wordsLate last night Plain-clothes Constable Tucker and Constable Horan arrested two men named William M'Donald and William Rowe on charges of having stolen a ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 30 Aug 1889, Page 6
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